Radiator support



Aug. 19,- 1930.

A. KEHM RADIATOR SUPPORT Filed Spt. 28, 1925 Patented ug. 19, 1930 OFFICE AUGUST IEHM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS RADIATOR SUPPORT lllpplication led September 28, 1925. Serial No. 58,976.

This invention relates to the art of heating, and has for its principall objects to simplify the supports for the radiators; to permit the workmen to attach the supports to the wall and to the radiators without assuming an awkward or uncomfortable position; to permit the supports to be attached to the wall by a single bolt; and to eliminate the necessity for attaching the support to the wall at an exact distance apart.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the disclosure proceeds and the description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a partial sectional view illustrating a radiator support according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the combination shown in Fig. 1; j

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse section illustrating the preferred manner of attaching the support to a loop radiator;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the preferred manner of attaching the support to a Wall radiator; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the radiator support, with the radiator removed.

Referring to Fig. 1, indicates a' wall, column or the like to which a radiator is to be attached, and by which the weight of the radiator is finally supported. 11 indicates a loop radiator carried by a leg12, attached thereto above the center of gravity, and rest- 1 ing upon a stirrup 13 secured to the wall 10.

Preferably the leg is slightly curved, as best shown in Fig. 1, and, in the case of a loop radiator, is provided at its upper end with a yoke 14 (Figi 3), having notches or seats 15 to receive the edgesof the adjacent loops 16 of the radiator.

The yoke is perforated at 17, adjacent the middle, toreceive a clamping bolt 18, which also passes through a clip 19, having arms 2O shaped to gripthe opposite faces of adjacent loops 16. The head 2l of the lbolt has a kerf 22, to receive a screw driver inserted ,between adjacent loops when the leg is beingattached to the radiator.

`The stirrup13 is carried by a bracket 23,

and in order to permit the radiator to be readily set at the desired height, the stirrup is adjustably mounted on the bracket. This is accomplished by providing the two with complementary serrated sections and clamping them together by a bolt 24. The outer face of the bracket is provided with a pocket, surrounded by a rim or flange 25. The bottom of thispocket has two rows of serrations 26, separated by a' slot 27, which communicates with a pocket 28 at the back side of the bracket. The stirrup is equipped with a slide 29, fitting the pocket on the outside of the bracket, having complementary serrations 30 0n its inner face and perforated to receive the stove bolt 24.

Since the leg 12 is attached to the radiator above the center of gravity, it will tend to swing clockwise in Fig. 1, and it is supported in a substantially upright position by an abutment 31, against which it strikes at a point below the center of gravity. Preferably this abutment is formed by bending the lower end of the strap 32 which is secured to the Wall.

Since radiators must often be attached to masonry walls or columns it is very desirable to reduce the number of bolts used for attaching them to a .minumunr In the present invention the entire connection is made by a single bolt or lag screw 33, inserted through an opening 34 in the upper end of the bracket 23. When the abutment 31 is formedl on the end of a strap this may extend along behind the bracket and be secured to the wall by the same bolt. The strap and bracket may be held against independent rotation by providing the latter with a lug 42 seating in a recess 43 in the former.

The leg'12 is provided with a foot 39 eX- /tending lengthwise alongside of the radiator and adapted to seat in the stirrup 13. The foot is much longer than the stirrup is wide, and has lugs at its ends to limit relative movement of the foot` in the stirrup.

In Figs. 4 and the leg is shown as having a wedge-shaped block 35 adapted to be received between the columns 36 of a wall radiator. A block 37, also wedge-shaped, is received on the opposite side of the'radiavineens ucarried by i tor and the two are clamped in place by a bolt 38. v

A radiator support made according to this invention permits one art, as the bracket 23, to be secured to a wa l and the other part, as the leg 12, to be secured to a radiator, after which themadiator ismounted by simply lifting it .to the desired height and hanging the foot 39 on the stirrup 13 and permitting the radiator to swing against the abutment 31. By making the foot 39 longer than the stirrup the bolts 33 need only be set in approximate position as to the distance between them, and by adjustably supporting the stirrup on the bracket these bots need only be in approximate position as to height. This is a matter of considerable importance when the bolts are to be inserted lin a masonry wall, on dcconnt of thegreat diiculty in drilling the wdlfht an exact i nt. Very Afrequently the selected point fa at the edgeA of a mene, brick, or other hard portion o the wall and theidem worksoi intothe mortar or soft portion, causing the hole to be made at a greater unless; distance hm'the'seleeted point either laterl'lky or vertically, or both.

iprovid' estructura that can be seto the we by@ single bolt, the number off holes to `be drilled are reduced to a miniinnm, fand by locating that bolt at a point above the center-offgravity ofthe radiator the drilling `is done at such a height that the workman is not compelled to take an awkmi'dgor strained position. VBy making the footn39 'longer than the stirup 13, the expansion nrl contnactonofltlme yradiator is readil1 aoclnodnted n'by thesupport At the` same tiiethe lugs 40 prevent any unduemovement o! therudiutor with respect to the wall.

The straps 32 can be made velg cheaply Afrom scrap iron or bar stock. T e stirrup `amllln'aclret can be Vreadily made of cast iron, andthe leg and vcilip or blocks can be readily made of malleable Im consequence the lnta'he radiator support. in addition to beitngof l-silnple construction, can be very economicall reduced..

' While ave made use of specific description and illustration in order to fully disclose the invention, I do not intend to lthereby limit the following claims l'or require a construction of them that will permit the substance of the invention @to he appropriated without infringement. Y

`Ielaim as myinvention* 1. A radiator Asaport comprising a leg, e upper end of the leg for'securin the ilegte a radiator at one side thereof an above the cmter of gravit and "selectively alongthe `height of the ra iator,

J ia floot on theleg, `a stirrup receiving the foot,

a bracket, complementan serrations on the stlrreo end-'brachen means for clamping the stirmp and bracket together, means for euplporting the bucket Und-an ibntment for engagement with the radiator below the center of gravity thereof.

l2. A radiator support comprising a leg, means for securing the leg at one side of the radiator above the center of gravity thereof, a foot on the leg, a relatively short upright bracket, a stirrup on the bracket receiving the foot, a relatively lo strap behind the bracket and having an I:iutment below the center of gravity of the radiator and a bolt extending transversely through the strap and bracket and adapted to support them in operative position.

3. In a radiator support comprising the vcombination of a leg, means carried by the top of the leg for securing the leg to a radiator selectively along the height thereof, a foot carried by the leor at the slde of the radiator, a stirrup to receive the foot, a slotted bracket having upright serrated surfaces, complementary serrated surfaces on said lstirrup, and a bolt for clamping the stirrup and the bracket together.

i. A radiator support comprising a leg, a foot on the leg, means for securing the leg to a radiator above the center of gravity thereof, a stirrup for the foot, a relatively short upright bracket upon which the stirrup is adjustabl mounted, a relatively long vstrap extending elow the bracket and carrying an outwardly projecting abutment below the center of gravity of the radiator and a sin le bolt extending transversely through ,t bracket and strap above 'the stirrup and supporting them in operative position.

5. A `radiator support com risingka leg, means carried by the leg at tle top thereof for securing the leg to a radiator at one side thereof an selectively along the height of the radiator, a foot on vthe leg, a stirrup receiving the foot, a bracket, serrations 0n the bracket, a flange at each side ofthe serrat1ons,complementary secretions on the stirrup engaging the serrations on the bracket, means for clamping the stirrrup and bracket together and Vmeans for supporting the bracket.

6. A radiator su port Icomprising a leg, means carried by t e upper end of the leg for securing the leg to a radiator at one side thereof above the center of gravity and 8electively along the height of the radiator, a foot on the leg, said leg bein curved outwardly to space the foot from radiator, a stirrup receiving the foot, a bracket adjustably'supportmg the stirrup, means for supporting the bracket and an abutment for engment with the radiator below the center of gravitythereof.

`7. A radiator support comprising a leg, means for securing the leg at one side of the radiator above the nter ofgravity thereof, a foot on the leg, a relatively short vnpfright bracket, a stirrnp on the bracket receiving the vfoot, a 'relatively long-strap behindthe bracket and bent to form an abutment for the radiator below the center of gravity thereof, a bolt extending transversely through the bracket and a strap above the stirrup and adapted to support them in operative position and means to prevent relaivle rotation of the strap and bracket on the 8. A radiator support comprising a leg, a foot on the leg, means for securinr the leg to a radiator with the foot at one side thereof and extending substantiall parallel thereto, a supporting stirrup for t e foot, said foot being relatively long as compared with the stirrup and spaced lugs on the foot to limit sliding movement of the foot on the stirrup.

9. A radiator support comprising a leg and means carried by the upper end of the leg and including a yoke having notches adjacent its outer ends to engage successive radiator loops upon the inner side thereof, a clip opposed to the yoke having arms shaped to grip the opposite faces of the said successive loops, a bolt extending through theclip and yoke, said bolt having a screw driver kerf ther-ein and being adapted to cause the yoke and clip to firmly engage the said loops.

10. A radiator support embracing a wall bracket, a stirrup adjustable vertically upon the bracket, a radiator leg to rest at its lower end in the stirrup and support a radiator thereon, a radiator engaging clamp carried by the upper end of the leg and capable of engagement with a radiator selectively along the height thereof, and a wall abutment independent of the leg to engage the rear side of a radiator adjacent the bottom thereof. AUGUST KEHM. 

